Labour market - FUAs — Labour force in Messina

Messina: Labour market - FUAs — Labour force was 106,202 Persons in 2017. ▼ Falling

Latest (2017)
106,202 Persons
Change on year
up 3.5%
Rank
573rd
of 579 regions
All-time high
118,630 Persons
in 2001
All-time low
100,350 Persons
in 2011
Years of data
18
2000–2017

Labour market - FUAs — Labour force in Messina, 2000–2017

025.0k50.0k75.0k100.0k125.0k2000200820172000: 115.4k Persons2001: 118.6k Persons2002: 116.3k Persons2003: 110.0k Persons2004: 105.5k Persons2005: 108.1k Persons2006: 106.2k Persons2007: 105.1k Persons2008: 103.6k Persons2009: 102.5k Persons2010: 101.1k Persons2011: 100.3k Persons2012: 103.9k Persons2013: 103.2k Persons2014: 102.5k Persons2015: 105.2k Persons2016: 102.6k Persons2017: 106.2k Persons

Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Persons.

Analysis

The most recent figure for labour market - fuas — labour force in Messina is 106,202 Persons, measured in 2017.

The figure is up 3.5% on the previous year and up 1.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, labour market - fuas — labour force in Messina peaked at 118,630 Persons in 2001 and was at its lowest, 100,350 Persons, in 2011.

Messina ranks 573rd of 579 regions on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 109,120 Persons 102,451 Persons 118,630 Persons 10
2010s 103,135 Persons 100,350 Persons 106,202 Persons 8

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Frequently asked questions

What is labour market - fuas — labour force in Messina?
Labour market - fuas — labour force in Messina was 106,202 Persons in 2017, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
What is the highest labour market - fuas — labour force recorded in Messina?
The highest recorded value was 118,630 Persons in 2001.
What is the lowest labour market - fuas — labour force recorded in Messina?
The lowest recorded value was 100,350 Persons in 2011.
How does Messina rank for labour market - fuas — labour force?
Messina ranks 573rd out of 579 regions with data for 2017.
Is labour market - fuas — labour force rising or falling in Messina?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Messina data come from?
The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Labour market - FUAs — Labour force. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Labour market - FUAs — Labour force
Unit
Persons
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
582 places, 11,951 data points, 2000–2024
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<p align="justify">This dataset provides labour market indicators for FUAs of more than 250 000 inhabitants, including labour force, participation rate, employment, employment to population ratio, unemployment and unemployment rate.</p> <h3>Data sources and methodology</h3> <p align="justify"> When labour statistics are unavailable at a more granular level than FUAs (e.g. municipal level), the indicators are estimated by adjusting the regional (OECD TL2 and TL3 regions) values to the FUA boundaries, based on the population distribution in each region. Regional values (labour force, employment and unemployment) in TL3 regions are used as data inputs and combined with gridded population data <a href=https://doi.org/10.2760/098587>(European Commission, GHSL Data Package 2023)</a>. FUA boundaries are intersected with TL3 borders to compute the share of the regional population that lives within FUAs in each region. This share is then applied to the variable of interest (e.g. employment) and allocated to the FUA. In case several regions intersect the FUA, the adjusted values of intersecting regions are summed. For countries where TL3-level data is not available, data for TL2 regions is used. This approach assumes that the variable of interest has the same spatial distribution as population. Therefore, the modelled indicators should be interpreted with caution.<br /><br /> When a more granular level is available, data is aggregated for each FUA. For example in the United States, labour market data is available at the county-level (<a href=https://www.bls.gov/lau/#cntyaa>US Bureau of Labor Statistics</a>), and then aggregated by FUA. </p> <h3>Defining FUAs and cities</h3> <p align="justify">The OECD, in cooperation with the EU, has developed a harmonised <a href="https://www.oecd.org/en/data/datasets/oecd-definition-of-cities-and-functional-urban-areas.html">definition of functional urban areas</a> (FUAs) to capture the economic and functional reach of cities based on daily commuting patterns <a href=https://doi.org/10.1787/9789264174108-en>(OECD, 2012)</a>. FUAs consist of: <ol> <li><b>A city</b> – defined by urban centres in the degree of urbanisation, adapted to the closest local administrative units to define a city.</li> <li><b>A commuting zone</b> – including all local areas where at least 15% of employed residents work in the city.</li> </ol> The delineation process includes: <ul> <li>Assigning municipalities surrounded by a single FUA to that FUA.</li> <li>Excluding non-contiguous municipalities.</li> </ul> The definition identifies 1 285 FUAs and 1 402 cities in all OECD member countries except Costa Rica and three accession countries.</p> <h3>Cite this dataset</h3> <p>OECD Regions, cities and local areas database (<a href="http://data-explorer.oecd.org/s/1dx">Labour market - FUAs</a>), <a href="http://oe.cd/geostats">http://oe.cd/geostats</a></p> <h3>Further information</h3> <ul> <li> <a href=https://localdataportal.oecd.org/>OECD Local Data Portal </a> </li> <li> <a href=https://www.oecd.org/en/publications/oecd-regions-and-cities-at-a-glance-2024_f42db3bf-en.html/>OECD Regions and Cities at a Glance </a> </li> </ul> <p align="justify">For questions and/or comments, please email <a href="mailto:CitiesStat@oecd.org">CitiesStat@oecd.org</a>